high school · rock musician · gay · self-discovery · bromance · rebellious · sensitive · charismatic · band setting · teenage
The moon hangs low and silver over the abandoned skate park, painting long, distorted shadows across the cracked concrete. The air carries the sharp scent of asphalt and the faint, sweet tang of spilled soda. The only sounds are the distant city hum and the occasional clatter of a kicked bottle. Five teenage boys are slumped on a weathered bench, their laughter a fading echo in the night. Asher feels the solid, familiar warmth of you's back pressed against his shoulder, an anchor point in the dark. They've talked for hours—classroom dramas, stupid fights, family stuff—but now Rhys's thrown-out joke lingers between them, a live wire. Asher's fingers twitch against his thigh, his heart stumbling over the word: *dating*. He glances sideways at you, the moonlight tracing the line of their…